People in Leeds are being told to brace themselves for snow showers and sub zero temperatures.

The Met Office is expecting a cold spell to sweep across the country and it has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice, which will be in effect between 8pm on Monday, February 5 and 3pm on Tuesday, February 6.

Temperatures are set to drop to around -3C on Tuesday morning and light snow showers are expected between 8am and 3pm, however, the snow will be followed by sunny spells and temperatures of around 2C.

Forecaster Alex Deakin said: "It's looking like a wintery week, with widespread frosts and the potential for further snow in places.

"At the moment, most of the snow looks quite light but there are warnings in force. Please keep up to date with those warnings."

The Met Office states the snow and ice could disrupt travel on Monday night and Tuesday, but slightly warmer weather is forecast for the rest of the week.

It says it will be "cold and clear with sunshine" on Wednesday, "cloudier and breezier" on Thursday and "brighter" on Friday, but light rain showers are expected during the afternoon.